A Taiwanese Fighter Jet Crashes During A Training Exercise And The Pilot Is Missing


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Taipei, Taiwan: A pilot is missing after ejecting from a fighter jet during a nighttime training exercise on Tuesday night, Taiwan's defense Ministry said

The Mirage 2000 fighter jet lost power at around 8 p.m. local time, the defense ministry said.

Rescuers were searching for the pilot.

The plane was flying in the waters off the coast of Hsinchu, a city just south of Taipei, on the island's west coast.

Taiwan purchased the Mirage 2000 jets from France during the 1990s, and relies on them as well as U.S.-made F-16Vs in its air force.

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